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Title
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Construction of the Interstate Highway System
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Description
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The establishment of the Interstate Highway was first authorized on June 29, 1956, when President Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act. The first section to begin construction was a section of what's now known as I-70 in St. Charles County, Missouri, and the interstate system was considered "complete" by 1992 (though additions are made even to this day.) This system represented a shift in the nation's infrastructure to prioritizing cars, and it made the nation more interconnected which contributed to the prevalence of the suburban commute. Some environmental consequences of the Interstate system included the restructuring of American cities to accommodate highways, the increase in motor vehicle smog in urban areas, and shifting patterns of land use, especially as some of these highways would later be expanded with more and wider lanes.
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Date
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August 13, 1956 – 1992
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Location - Physical Location
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St. Charles County, Missouri
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Name
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Dennis Moraga
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cites
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https://highways.dot.gov/highway-history/interstate-system/50th-anniversary/greatest-decade-1956-1966-part-1-essential
